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US, China meet for trade talks as Trump talks tough
31-Jul-2019 Reuters
Top US and Chinese trade officials met in Shanghai for talks in a bid to end a year-long trade war, despite low expectations for progress
Is NZ about to accept investment disputes in RCEP?
31-Jul-2019 Scoop Politics
There is a high risk that New Zealand would still allow the investor to sue New Zealand in this expensive and discredited system of international investment arbitration
Japan and US break new ground on free digital trade
31-Jul-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
Japanese and American trade negotiators have reached a broad agreement on the digital economy, in which digital products are tariff-free and businesses can host servers wherever they choose.
Gov’t seeks labor law revisions for parliamentary ratification of key ILO conventions
31-Jul-2019 Yonhap News
South Korean government plans to seek a revision of labor laws in a way that will strengthen workers’ right to organize as it pushes for a parliamentary ratification of key international labor standards.
Piyush Goyal not attending RCEP Beijing meet
31-Jul-2019 Business Today
The commerce and industries minister Piyush Goyal will not take part in the RCEP Intersessional Ministerial meeting at Beijing.
EU-Australia FTA: Anti competitive conduct, merger control and subsidies (EU proposal, Mar 2019)
30-Jul-2019 European Commission
EU-New Zealand FTA: Exceptions chapter (EU proposal, Jun 2019)
30-Jul-2019 European Commission
EU-New Zealand FTA: Anti competitive conduct, merger control and subsidies (EU proposal, Apr 2019)
30-Jul-2019 European Commission
EU-New Zealand FTA: Trade in wine, aromatised wine products and spirit drinks (EU proposal, May 2019)
30-Jul-2019 European Commission
EU-New Zealand FTA: Annex on motor vehicles and equipment and parts there of (EU proposal, Jan 2019)
30-Jul-2019 European Commission
Trump administration, Democrats make progress on new NAFTA
30-Jul-2019 Seattle Times
Congressional Democrats appear to be moving from “no way” to “maybe” on President Donald Trump’s rewrite of a trade pact with Canada and Mexico.
ReqoDiq Case II: Defending the Supreme Court
30-Jul-2019 Daily Times
It is astounding that the Supreme Court judgment is being criticised due to an unfair award by the ICSID tribunal against Pakistan when that judgment is completely defensible.
Thai-EU free trade talks set to resume after hiatus
30-Jul-2019 Bangkok Post
Thailand is returning to the negotiating table for a Thai-European Union (EU) free-trade agreement (FTA) after the green light was given by the new government.
Trade agreement between Mercosur and Japan may be signed later this year
30-Jul-2019 The Rio Times
Driven by the agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, the government is working to enable a trade alliance between the South American bloc and Japan.
Australia says ‘long way to go’ to reach RCEP deal
30-Jul-2019 The Scoop
Australia has cast doubt on whether the 16 countries that make up the RCEP will be able to thrash out a deal by year’s end, with disagreements between China and India undercutting talks in recent months.
Report of the 8th round of negotiations for a FTA between the EU and Indonesia
29-Jul-2019 The Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission
The eighth round showed continued progress, with further text consolidation in most chapters under negotiation.
Eyeing US trade deal, new UK PM whets biotech industry appetite on GMOs
29-Jul-2019 Euractiv
Eyeing a quick trade deal with the United States after Brexit, UK’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tried to revive discussions over Genetically Modified Organisms.
This hard-Brexit cabinet could spell disaster for British farmers
29-Jul-2019 The Guardian
Theresa Villiers’ arrival at Defra is a sign the UK is on course to open its borders to the worst horrors of industrial farming
Trump: US and UK working on ’very substantial’ trade deal
29-Jul-2019 BBC
US President Donald Trump has said talks about a "very substantial" trade deal with the UK are under way.
Nigeria sets up committee to implement African free-trade deal
29-Jul-2019 Bloomberg
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a committee to implement the country’s participation in the African Free Trade Agreement.